Improved knife-scourer



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Lette/rs Patent No. 91,011, lated June 8, 1869.

' IMPRovED KNIFE-SCOURER.

The Schedule referred to in -these Letters Patent and mkingpart of the same.

To all 'whom it 'may concern: y s Be it known that we, SAMUEL R. GooDsELL and' JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of 152 Atlantic street, in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Knife-Scourer;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description oi' the same, whiclrwill enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference' being, had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a plan or top view of 'our improved knife-scourer.

Figure -2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relatesto a new device for cleaning knives, forks, and other similar articles; and consists, chielly, in a novel construction of a sliding rubber, as hereinafter more fully described.

A, in the drawing, represents a narrow, long box or case, open o n top and at one end, as shown. This is made of metal or other suitable material.

Bis a block, as wide as the inside of the box A, so as to lit therein, but shorter than the same.

In this block are formed, from above, two cavities, a a, for containing sand, the sand escaping through small apertures b b into the box.

Into the under side of the block are fitted two, or more, or less pieces of cork, rubber, or brushes, c, projecting from the lower surface of the block, as shown.

The ends of theY block carry projecting rubber or other bui'ers, d d.

The blade of theknife to be cleaned is placed through Y the open end, upon the bottom of the box A, so that itwill be under the block B.

When this block is drawn back and forth in the box, it will slowly deposit the sand from its cavities a on the blade, and the brushes or rubbers c .will then rub the sand over the blade, thereby completely scouring the same. l

The blocks d serve to deaden the noise, and to diminish the shocks produced by the striking of the block Bv against the ends of the box.

' The block B may be moved back and forth in snit;

able manner. We prefer, however, to employ for this purpose a lever, O, which is pivoted to an extension, D, of the box, and which is'slotted to receive a pin, e, that projects from the block B. This lever, when swung on its groove f, will carry the lblockin the box in the desired manner.

- The lever may have a handle at a suitable point.

The lever is enlarged above the block, as at g in the drawing; for the purpose of covering the cavities a, to prevent the sand from flying out during the motion of the block.

Having thus described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The block B, provided with one or more sandcavities, a, apertures b, brushes or rubbing blocks c, and end blocks d, all arranged and operating substantially as herein shown and described. Y

2. The combination of the box Awith the reciprocating block B, which is provided 'with the cavities a, rubbers c, and buffers dLall arranged and operating substantially as herein shown and described.

SAML R. GOODSELL.. JOHN Q. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

FRANK BLOCKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

or BROOKLYN, f4 

